Unpaid invoices have been a hot topic in the news recently. For most small businesses and SMEs in South Africa, late payments are an ongoing challenge. Often smaller contractors are the last in line to get paid. Late payments can cause a devastating knock-on effect....

Lulalend supports small businesses by making access to SMME funding easy. But while banks leave you with nothing more than a handshake, we take an interest in our clients, and love to see how they put our SMME funding to use to help their businesses grow. Meet Jerome...

Introduction To Funding For Women's Business According to SME South Africa, 47% of South African small business owners are women. That’s a 6% increase in the female to male entrepreneur ratio. We know that SMEs are a major driver of job creation, so on paper, the...

South African National Women’s Day celebrates the millions of women who continue to make a difference in our country. We decided to put the female business owner at the forefront this week, to help inspire you on your own road to business success. According to SME...

Last week, team Lulalend spent two days at The Business Show South Africa to meet South Africa’s thriving small business community and to promote our business financing options. Held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, the business-to-business show...

In our ongoing series on small business finance, we look at how to save on your monthly business expenses. July is the South African Savings Institute’s (SASI) national Savings Month. The campaign aims to draw awareness to the financial struggles experienced by South...

We’re excited to have completed our recent round of funding with IFC and Quona Capital, and are committed to using the funds to help support and grow SMEs across South Africa via quick and easy access to financing. Eradicating the challenge of access to capital We...